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Brooklyn Nonprofit Donates 115,000 Masks Across NYC, the US and Latin America

Brooklyn Nonprofit Donates 115,000 Masks Across NYC, the US and Latin America

The ethical fashion non-profit Mercado Global shifted to a mask-donating operation, powered by 750 rural Guatemalan women artisans.
Flatbush Residents Rally to Help Family Displaced by Fire Days Before Christmas

Flatbush Residents Rally to Help Family Displaced by Fire Days Before Christmas

Kareem Clarke awoke on Dec. 22 to the sound of his brother Brian's screams from the floor above him.
Brooklyn Nets Honor Essential Workers in First Game of the Season

Brooklyn Nets Honor Essential Workers in First Game of the Season

The Nets tipped of the 2020-2021 season at the Barclays Center Tuesday night
In Surprise Shift, Mayor De Blasio Says He Opposes Controversial Crown Heights Towers

In Surprise Shift, Mayor De Blasio Says He Opposes Controversial Crown Heights Towers

Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to announce his opposition to the development of a controversial residential project in Crown Heights that had sparked fears of gentrification as well as the casting of plant-killing shadows over the Brooklyn Botanic Garde
Merry Loyalty

Merry Loyalty

Loyalty is a workhorse word. The other word choices of the holiday season are sweet, blurry, watercolor ideas. But Loyalty requires effort.
Richard Wright Way: Author Honored With Street Naming on Bklyn Ave Where He Penned 'Native Son'

Richard Wright Way: Author Honored With Street Naming on Bklyn Ave Where He Penned 'Native Son'

Former Brooklyn resident, Richard Wright, will share naming rights of Carlton Avenue in Fort Greene

The Brownsville Minute Is Reporting on Ocean Hill-Brownsville, One Live-Stream at a Time

By Denny Jacob Depending on where you live, local and hyperlocal news isn't being covered. While Brooklyn-centric outlets report on the entire borough as much as possible, gaps in coverage remain for neighborhoods like Ocean Hill-Brownsville.
Annual LOVEisLOVE Festival Will Stream Live International Art Performances to Help Artists In Need

Annual LOVEisLOVE Festival Will Stream Live International Art Performances to Help Artists In Need

The 24-hour global fundraising festival with Brooklyn roots will feature performances from artists in multiple disciplines from 24 countries

New Stimulus Bill Would Give Unemployed Brooklynites $300 Weekly Boost

The bill was passed by Congress Monday night and, once signed by President Trump, will also send out one-time stimulus checks of $600
MTA to Honor Hero Subway Operator Who Died Saving Riders in Arson-Sparked Tunnel Fire

MTA to Honor Hero Subway Operator Who Died Saving Riders in Arson-Sparked Tunnel Fire

MTA officials on Monday announced plans to dedicate a Brooklyn subway station to honor Garrett Goble, a motorman who lost his life in March while saving straphangers from a train fire sparked by a crazed arsonist.